Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Once, while herding the cows, Baladeva brought water here for Kṛṣṇa, who was feeling very thirsty. Hence, this village became known as Pyāsāī, meaning “thirst came” (pyās āī). Tṛṣṇa-kuṇḍa and Viśākhā-kuṇḍa also lie here. Just near this village to the north- west is a beautiful kadamba grove. Pīsāī is situated one-and-a-half miles north of Karehlā.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
The Bhakti-ratnakara says, “See here is Piyaso-grama where Krishna became very thirsty. Baladeva brought water here and gave it to Krishna for drinking.” The word piyasa (piyas ai) means ‘to feel thirsty’. In the village can be seen Vishakha-kunda and also Trishna-kunda. The word trishna also means ‘thirst’. One can also visit the Ashvatthama Mandira containing the Deities of Radha-Madhava and Gaura-Nitai. There is also a shrine inside the temple dedicated to Ashvatthama, the son of Dronacharya, who once performed penance in the nearby forest. Many brahmanas of Pisawa are rasadharis who perform the famous rasa-lila dramas that are enacted exclusively by young brahmana boys, which which has become an integral part of Vraja folk art that was originally introduced by Shrila Narayana Bhatta to remind people of Krishna’s divine pastimes.
